First DataBank drug databases and clinical decision-support content have served for decades in settings that span the entire healthcare continuum. Our comprehensive, up-to-date drug content is built from the ground up to be integrated smoothly into your information system, and to fit the workflow practices of today's busy clinicians.

Many of the markets we serve are described on this website, under "Market Segments." Shown here is a supplemental list of additional market segments we serve. For further information on any of these, please contact us.

• Government Agencies
• Consulting and Research Organizations
• Long-Term Care
• Home Health Care
• Hospice Care
• Employers and Unions
• Medicare - Agencies
• Medicaid - State Agencies
• Medicaid - Fiscal Agents

Essential Building Blocks

By drawing on the following drug data base and software components, First DataBank sets the standard for providing context-relevant drug information for a wide variety of applications.

First DataBank's National Drug Data File Plus (NDDF Plus) is the leader in supplying comprehensive coverage of descriptive, pricing and clinical information on drugs. It encompasses medications approved by the FDA, plus commonly used over-the-counter drugs, and information on herbals, nutraceuticals and dietary supplements.

Comprehensive and up-to-date are the key concepts here, since drug content is dynamic and notoriously difficult to maintain. It's essential, therefore, that the drug database behind any healthcare application be the most reliable in the industry. NDDF Plus is that database. NDDF Plus also offers you the most efficient ways of navigating to exactly the information you need for the task at hand—for more informed decision-making, fewer medication errors and increased patient safety.

These enhanced navigation capabilities are the result of our Multiple Access Points (MAPs)—flexible, user-centric drug identifiers that enable you to zero in on our drug database information quickly and efficiently within your normal workflow.

In addition to its in-depth drug information, NDDF Plus accommodates multiple user perspectives (i.e., those of physicians, pharmacists, patients, etc.). Its clinical decision-support modules provide healthcare professionals with a broad range of drug screening information at the point of care—to prevent adverse drug events, reduce drug-related expenses and improve the quality of patient care.

To accelerate system implementation, First DataBank offers its Drug Information Framework, a highly flexible content-integration solution that enables healthcare software developers—and organizations developing their own solutions—to rapidly embed the content of NDDF Plus into their systems.

For many years, First DataBank has furnished Medicaid drug information for virtually all states that offer Medicaid coverage. This includes information on the various states' formularies, special restrictions and reimbursement rates. This information helps to speed up and simplify payment of Medicaid drug-product claims. Our Medicaid drug databases can be easily integrated into your programmable claims-processing system.

First DataBank's Medicare Module offers drug-coverage information and HCPCS (Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System) pricing data, to speed up and simplify payment of Medicare drug-product claims. Our comprehensive Medicare database can be easily integrated into your programmable claims-processing system. In addition, it includes pricing information for CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) Part B drugs.